(2022-08-03, 13:00)dajana.s Wrote: True, thanks for your opinion!
With regards to NAS systems and Kodi, there are a couple of primary approaches. First, run some type of media streaming server on the QNAP NAS. I believe
Plex is capable of this but I've never used it. I don't believe there are very many media streaming servers which run natively on QNAP. The other option is to run Kodi on some other device and use SMB / similar folder mapping for Kodi to access the files. I believe this approach is used quite commonly and is what Klojum described.
A variation of these options is to run a media streaming server on a device and have it map to the QNAP media. Then have clients connect to the media server. This option may be preferable in situations where Plex or similar is not desirable, the media server imposes too much of a load on the NAS (NAS devices often are under-powered for certain functions) or there are multiple clients wanting to access the media which may pose too much load. This type of solution is what I run for various reasons including 8+ Kodi and non-Kodi clients, web interface, superb performance and minimal maintenance.
For a more complete listing of media sharing solutions you can view the Kodi
Wiki page.
Jeff